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CCPR/C/47/D/496/1992 (1993).(96/1992 (1993)."Angie Dituri"0Angie Dituri .   <ÿÿ:Default ParaÔ€ôôôÔÔ€XXXÔ6ÿÿ4HyperlinkóóòòÔ ÿ ÔóóÔ  Ô<ÿÿ:FollowedHypeóóòòÔ  ÔóóÔ  Ô< ÿÿ:Normal (Web)Ô S ÔÓ =jSÓÓ =jSÓX Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5(©2°Ä$££Ý ƒEl!ÝÒܰÒÒܰÒÔ..ÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X%>XXXÔÔ€X%>XXX%>ÔÝ  Ý(ÿÿ$’’'dxd A<< cÿÿ#|x(ÍO$——ÔÿÔòòóóÔÿÔ(ŽEl$¡¡ÒܰÒÒܰÒÔ..ÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X-BXXXÔÔ€X-BXXX-BÔ˜HP LaserJet 4000 Series PSÈÙØÙÙØÈÙ0(ÈhH  Z‹6Times New Roman Regular†Y) È­F)ê:i 4ñÿU‹ÿÀÀÀÝ ƒEl!ÝÒܰÒÒܰÒÔ..ÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X%>XXXÔÔ€X%>XXX%>ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ôò òHUMAN€RIGHTS€COMMITTEEÐ ° ÐÌòòT.€P.€v.€HungaryóóÐ |Ì ÐÌCommunication€No.€496/1992**Ð H˜ ÐÌ30€March€1993Ð  d ÐÌÔ_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô/C/47/D/496/1992*€Ð à 0 ÐÌÌADMISSIBILITYó óÐ ’â  ÐÌÌòòòòSubmitted€byóó:€T.€P.€[name€deleted]€Ð D”  ÐÌòòAlleged€victimóó:€The€author€Ð ` ÐÌòòState€partyóó:€Hungary€Ð Ü, ÐÌòòDate€of€communicationóó:€19€September€1990€(initial€submission)€óóÐ ¨ø ÐÌÌòòÓ  ÓThe€Human€Rights€Committeeóó,€established€under€article€28€of€the€International€CovenantÐ Zª Ðon€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€Ð @ ÐÌòòMeetingóó€on€30€March€1993,€Ð  \ ÐÌòòAdoptsóó€the€following:€Ð Ø( ÐÓêÓÌÓ  ÓÌòòò òDecision€on€admissibilityó óóó€Ð Š Ú ÐÌÓÓÌÓ  Ó1.€The€author€of€the€communication€(dated€19€September€1990)€is€T.€P.,€a€Hungarian€citizen,Ð <#Œ" Ðborn€on€11€August€1924,€currently€residing€in€Budapest,€Hungary.€He€claims€to€be€a€victimÐ "$r# Ðof€a€violation€by€Hungary€of€articles€6,€7,€9,€12,€14,€17,€18,€19€and€25€of€the€Covenant.Ð %X $ ÐHungary€is€a€party€to€the€Optional€Protocol€to€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€andÐ î%>!% ÐPolitical€Rights€since€7€December€1988.€Ð Ô&$"& ÐÌòòFacts€as€submitted€by€the€authoróó:€Ð  (ð#( ÐÌ2.1€The€author€states€that€he€served€as€a€soldier€towards€the€end€of€the€Second€World€War.Ð l*¼%* ÐAfter€the€war€he€was€deported€to€the€Soviet€Union€to€work€in€Ô_ÔlabourÔ_Ô€camps.€Upon€his€returnÐ R+¢&+ Ðto€Hungary,€he€inherited€half€of€his€late€mother's€real€estate€and€was€consequently€consideredÐ 8,ˆ', Ðto€be€a€"kulak".€Although€he€had€obtained€a€doctor€Ô_ÔjurisÔ_Ô€degree,€he€was€not€allowed€toÐ -n(- Ðexercise€his€profession.€His€real€estate€was€nationalized.€Although€the€author€is€entitled€toÐ ° Ðcompensation€under€a€recently€enacted€compensation€law,€he€claims€that€the€compensationÐ –æ Ðunder€this€law€is€wholly€insufficient.€Ð |Ì ÐÌ2.2€The€author€states€that€he€was€wounded€during€the€political€uprising€in€1956.€In€1960€heÐ H˜ Ðwas€allegedly€Ô_ÔkidnappedÔ_Ô€by€the€secret€police;€in€1961€he€was€sentenced€to€15€years'Ð . ~ Ðimprisonment.€In€1966€he€started€a€hunger€strike€to€protest€against€his€continued€detentionÐ  d Ðand€the€allegedly€inhuman€prison€conditions.€After€six€weeks€he€was€transferred€to€theÐ ú J Ðprison's€mental€hospital,€and€subjected€to€"electro„€and€insulin„shocks".€The€author€submitsÐ à 0 Ðthat€he€was€held€there€until€1971,€all€the€time€being€kept€in€isolation.€In€April€1971€he€wasÐ Æ   Ðtransferred€to€a€civilian€mental€hospital;€he€was€discharged€in€November€1971.€He€was€againÐ ¬ ü  Ðdetained€in€a€psychiatric€hospital€for€short€periods€of€time€in€1981€and€1982.€Ð ’â  ÐÌ2.3€The€author€contends€that€the€secret€police€prevented€him€from€finding€employment.€HeÐ ^®  Ðclaims€that,€if€he€had€been€employed€for€a€period€longer€than€six€months,€his€legal€status€asÐ D”  Ða€mentally€ill€person€would€have€been€reversed.€He€submits€that,€because€of€the€involvementÐ *z  Ðof€the€secret€police,€he€was€able€to€obtain€only€freelance€work€as€a€translator.€He€alleges€thatÐ ` Ðthis€discrimination€against€him€still€continues,€and€mentions€in€this€connection€the€refusalÐ öF Ðof€the€Ministry€of€International€Economic€Relations,€on€12€November€1991,€to€hire€him€asÐ Ü, Ða€lawyer,€although€he€fulfilled€all€the€requirements.€Ð  ÐÌ2.4€The€author€alleges€that€he€was€Ô_ÔkidnappedÔ_Ô€eight€times€by€secret€police€officers.€Each€timeÐ ŽÞ Ðhe€complained€to€the€Chief€Public€Prosecutor,€but€only€once,€in€June€1988,€were€disciplinaryÐ tÄ Ðmeasures€taken€against€the€officers€involved.€Ð Zª ÐÌ2.5€The€author€further€states€that€on€24€September€1986€his€passport€was€withdrawn€and€heÐ &v Ðwas€henceforth€prevented€from€leaving€the€country,€on€the€grounds€that€he€had€not€behavedÐ  \ Ðas€a€good€Hungarian€citizen€during€a€visit€to€Western€Europe€in€1986.€The€author's€appealsÐ òB Ðagainst€this€decision€were€dismissed,€but€in€September€1990€the€decision€was€reversed,Ð Ø( Ðfollowing€the€author's€complaint€to€the€Minister€of€Internal€Affairs.€Ð ¾ ÐÌ2.6€The€author€claims€that€on€several€occasions€(he€specifically€mentions€events€on€15Ð Š Ú ÐMarch€1990€and€1€June€1991)€speeches€and€addresses€delivered€by€him€were€not€transmittedÐ p!À  Ðon€television,€although€speeches€delivered€by€others€on€the€same€occasions€were.€He€furtherÐ V"¦! Ðalleges€that€publication€of€his€articles€and€speeches€in€newspapers€has€been€prevented€by€theÐ <#Œ" ÐHungarian€authorities.€In€connection€with€an€address,€delivered€by€the€author€to€anÐ "$r# Ðinternational€peace€conference€during€November€1988,€the€author€started€a€libel€suit€againstÐ %X $ Ðthe€editor€of€a€newspaper€that€had€reported€on€the€event,€however,€without€success.€Ð î%>!% ÐÌòòComplaintóó:€Ð º' #' ÐÌ3.1€The€author€seeks€a€rehabilitation€of€his€"human€dignity".€He€contends€that,€on€severalÐ †)Ö$) Ðoccasions,€the€authorities€have€referred€to€him€as€"mentally€ill".€Ð l*¼%* ÐÌÔ_Ô3.2€The€author€claims€to€be€a€victim€of€a€violation€of€the€following€articles€of€the€Covenant:€Ð 8,ˆ', ÐÐ -n(- Єarticle€6:€because,€although€he€survived€"Leninism's€attempt€to€liquidate€the€upper€socialÐ ° Ðclasses",€he€has€been€deprived€of€all€his€properties€and€prevented€from€exercising€hisÐ –æ Ðprofession;€Ð |Ì ÐÌ„article€7:€because€he€was€held€in€solitary€confinement€for€more€than€eight€years,€and€wasÐ H˜ Ðsubjected€to€electro„shocks€and€other€inhuman€and€degrading€treatment€from€1966€to€1971;€Ð . ~ ÐÌ„article€9:€because€he€was€arbitrarily€deprived€of€his€liberty€during€many€years;€Ð ú J ÐÌ„article€12:€because€he€was€not€allowed€to€leave€the€country€from€September€1986€toÐ Æ   ÐSeptember€1990;€Ð ¬ ü  ÐÌ„article€14:€because€he€was€not€given€the€opportunity€to€prove€in€a€fair€trial€that€the€measuresÐ xÈ  Ðwhich€the€authorities€had€taken€against€him€were€abusive;€Ð ^®  ÐÌ„article€17:€because€the€secret€services€interfered€with€his€private€life€on€many€occasions;€inÐ *z  Ðthis€connection€he€refers€to€registered€letters€that€never€arrived;€Ð ` ÐÌ„articles€18€and€19:€because€his€writings€are€still€not€being€published;€Ð Ü, ÐÌ„article€25:€because€active€participation€in€political€life€is€only€allowed€to€those€who€areÐ ¨ø Ðprepared€to€make€compromises€with€the€authorities.€Ð ŽÞ ÐÌ3.3€The€author€claims€that€said€violations€have€continuing€effects€that€in€themselvesÐ Zª Ðconstitute€violations€of€the€Covenant,€in€that€the€authorities€refuse€to€rehabilitate€him€andÐ @ Ðcontinue€to€suppress€his€freedom€of€opinion.€Ð &v ÐÌ3.4€With€regard€to€exhaustion€of€domestic€remedies,€the€author€states€that€he€has€beenÐ òB Ðdemanding€a€fair€hearing€since€1964.€In€1981€the€City€Court€of€Budapest€decided€that€theÐ Ø( Ðauthor's€treatment€in€the€Psychiatric€Department€was€legal€and€permissible.€In€1982€theÐ ¾ Ðauthor€complained€to€the€Chief€Public€Prosecutor,€demanding€the€abolition€of€KGB€methods.Ð ¤ô ÐHe€also€complained€to€the€International€Academy€of€Legal€and€Social€Medicine,€during€aÐ Š Ú Ðcongress€held€in€Budapest€in€September€1985,€to€no€avail.€Ð p!À  ÐÌòòIssues€and€proceedings€before€the€Committeeóó:€Ð <#Œ" ÐÌ4.1€Before€considering€any€claim€contained€in€a€communication,€the€Human€RightsÐ %X $ ÐCommittee€must,€in€accordance€with€rule€87€of€its€rules€of€procedure,€decide€whether€or€notÐ î%>!% Ðit€is€admissible€under€the€Optional€Protocol€to€the€Covenant.€Ð Ô&$"& ÐÌ4.2€The€Committee€recalls€that€the€Optional€Protocol€entered€into€force€for€Hungary€on€7Ð  (ð#( ÐDecember€1988.€It€observes€that€the€Optional€Protocol€cannot€be€applied€retroactively€andÐ †)Ö$) Ðconcludes€that€the€Committee€is€precluded€òòÔ_ÔrationeÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtemporisÔ_Ôóó€from€examining€events€thatÐ l*¼%* Ðoccurred€prior€to€7€December€1988,€unless€the€alleged€violations€continue€after€the€entry€intoÐ R+¢&+ Ðforce€of€the€Optional€Protocol€for€the€country€concerned€or€have€effects€that€constitute€inÐ 8,ˆ', Ðthemselves€a€violation€of€the€Covenant.€Accordingly,€the€Committee€finds€that€it€isÐ -n(- Ðprecluded€from€examining€the€author's€allegations€regarding€violations€of€his€rights€underÐ ° Ðarticles€6,€7,€9,€14€and€17€of€the€Covenant.€Ð –æ ÐÌ4.3€As€to€the€author's€claim€that€he€is€a€victim€of€a€violation€by€the€State€party€of€article€12Ð b² Ðof€the€Covenant,€the€Committee€observes€that,€in€September€1990,€the€State€party€reversedÐ H˜ Ðits€decision€to€withdraw€the€author's€passport,€thereby€remedying€the€situation.€In€thisÐ . ~ Ðrespect,€therefore,€the€author€has€no€claim€under€article€2€of€the€Optional€Protocol.€Ð  d ÐÌ4.4€With€regard€to€the€author's€remaining€allegations,€the€Committee€considers€that€theyÐ à 0 Ðhave€not€been€substantiated€for€purposes€of€admissibility€and€are€therefore€inadmissibleÐ Æ   Ðunder€article€2€of€the€Optional€Protocol.€Ð ¬ ü  ÐÌ5.€The€Human€Rights€Committee€therefore€decides:€Ð xÈ  ÐÌ(a)€That€the€communication€is€inadmissible;€Ð D”  ÐÌ(b)€That€this€decision€shall€be€communication€to€the€author€and,€for€information,€to€the€StateÐ ` Ðparty.€Ð öF ÐÌ[Done€in€English,€French€and€Spanish,€the€English€text€being€the€original€version.]€Ð  ÐÌÌ___________Ð tÄ ÐÌ*/€€All€persons€handling€this€document€are€requested€to€respect€and€observe€its€confidentialÐ @ Ðnature.€Ð &v ÐÌ**/€€Made€public€by€decision€of€the€Human€Rights€Committee.€Ð òB ÐÓkÓ